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Another Melville wedding this weekend, and it was almost the same weather as the last Melville wedding! Rainy.  Dang!  But then you get that break after the little shower, and the sky is dark, and the sun peeks out just a bit, and you get wicked color.  And the bridesmaid’s dresses just happened to go great with stormy weather, being a dark navy blue!  I love doing wedding pictures out on the farm. Everyone is always in a pretty good mood, the couples are pretty easy going, and the locations are always laid back and natural. I love it!

This past long weekend was a busy one, with two weddings, the first being in Weyburn. These guys were so much fun. Ever since the YouTube video started circulating a year or two ago with the wedding party dancing down the aisle, I thought it would be so cool if I ever had a wedding party do that. Well, this weekend it happened!  The ushers started, followed by a few bridesmaids, groomsmen, and then they looped around the sides and came down again as couples, then the third time they brought the groom with them. It was so awesome! 

After the ceremony, we headed out to the cutest area of town, where there are a ton of old heritage buildings, with gorgeous English style gardens covering the property. Lots of hollyhocks, vines, stone pathways, old porches, etc.  It was perfect for pictures!  After all the pretty pictures were done, we went to the top of the hill and played a bit of football, with the sun beating down at + 30.  Toasty, but cool pictures!  I hope you all enjoyed the rest of your evening together with your friends and family.  You were all a blast to hang out with.

Many of you from town know Josie, and all my wedding parties will know her as the girl who comes along with me.  Every wedding she comes to, she does more and more second shooting, and she’s got a great eye for capturing things from different angles.  The shot on the left is mine, and Josie’s is on the right.  Once we get to doing the “couple” shots, Josie quite often has my other camera, and is standing off to the side, snapping up extras. It works so well, and I’m so happy to have someone with me that I have so much confidence in!

The forecast said 100% chance of rain. The bride said don’t worry, it’ll be nice. I wasn’t so sure. In the first collage, you can see the rain coming down at 11:00 a.m.   It was pouring buckets.  And it kept pouring buckets right up until the ceremony.  By the time the church service wrapped up, it was just misting and lightly spitting. We did some pictures outside with umbrellas. By the time we got to the farm to shoot, it has stopped raining. She was right. Unbelievable! It was downright frigid, but it wasn’t raining, and we got through the whole day outside.  Lots of frogs were found, lots of puddles were jumped, lots of cuddling for warmth was done.  It was such a fun day and the wedding party was so great.  Thanks for having us out guys. You were all awesome.

On Canada day, I was able to enjoy the local parade, grab a hot dog, enjoy the company of friends and family, and I was able to head out in the afternoon to shoot a beautiful wedding! Because the ceremony was later in the day, I got to take in some of my own Canada day festivities as well as work, so it turned out great. Kenosee is always a terrific location to shoot wedding pictures, and we had ideal weather, which was of course appreciated.  Here’s a little preview of the day…  Hope everyone had an awesome Canada Day long weekend! 

As their wedding gift to eachother, this couple bought a ’73 bug.  I’m a sucker for a Beetle, as I once owned a “71 and a ’72.  I was loving shooting with the car, and we did some funky bright shots, as well as some vintage inspired looking ones. I like going on those photography sites where everything flows really nicely, and everything is uniform and the style is all soft and pretty. I love that.  But I also like fooling around with other styles. So I have some new, some old, some soft and romantic, some with bright colors. I’m just change my mind too quickly to stick to one particular style I guess!  Hope no one minds

Yes, I know this wedding got spoiled. Three blog posts!  But it was a full day’s coverage, so there’s lots to share.  To start off the reception, the bride and groom had the wedding party up at the head table open their gifts.  If anyone has seen National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation yet this year, you’ll recognize the mug in the first picture. If you haven’t, Chevy and Randy are sipping their eggnog out of theirs in the following shot!

Later on in the evening, guests were treating to an amazing fireworks display.  I couldn’t feel my fingers after the first 5 minutes, and then when I walked into the snowbank with my strappy stillettos, I couldn’t feel my toes either, but I love this first shot of the guests all watching the show.  So I guess it was worth it!